Girl, 7, On Life Support After Car-To-Car Shooting In Palmdale

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PALMDALE (CBSLA.com) — A 7-year-old girl is fighting for her life after suffering a head wound during a car-to-car shooting early Wednesday morning in the Antelope Valley.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, an altercation took place at 12:38 a.m. between at least three suspects and a family of six at a Mobil gas station, located at 5564 Fort Tejon Road, in Palmdale.

Following the argument, the victim’s mother and her boyfriend drove away from the gas station with her two sons and two daughters and were followed by the suspects’ vehicle.

“As the family drove through the intersection at Sunburst Drive / Stratford Drive in the City of Palmdale, multiple gunshots rang out from the suspects vehicle towards the family’s vehicle. The suspects in their vehicle chased the family’s vehicle through a residential neighborhood firing several more times,” Lt. Glenn Brandon said in a statement.